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Residents are getting their first look at a viaduct-free Northeast False Creek, with a gallery of images unveiled by the City and Vancouver Park Board showing a surfeit of programmable open spaces and animated play areas. The redevelopment — effectively bridging Andy Livingstone Park to the north and Creekside Park to the south — will feature an 11-acre park designed by James Corner, the acclaimed landscape architect responsible for New York's world-famous High Line.
Demolishing the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts — approved by Council in October 2015 — will open up new opportunities for the currently shadowed site. A new street network will replace the elevated roadways, while a series of park spaces run in between. Floral gardens, wetlands, a skateboard park, a splash plaza, a food and beverage pavilion, sports fields, and a great lawn are among the proposed amenities.
A pedestrian bridge over Pacific Boulevard — which would become a two-way street — will link Andy Livingstone Park to these new waterfront features. Carrall Street will be closed and converted into green space, while West Georgia Street would be extended to Pacific Boulevard.
Dunsmuir Elevated Park promises to be one of the most popular attractions in the area. Topped with bike lanes, pedestrian walkways, public art, and plenty of seating spots, the raised gathering space will begin next to Rogers Arena and terminate at Quebec Street, with an extension to Chinatown-Stadium Station for swift transit connections.
The $200 million reconfiguration of land is also expected to give way, in some capacity, to market and social housing units. The City has stated they expect the neighbourhood to add up to 12,000 new residents by 2025. Only about six percent of commuter traffic currently utilizes the viaducts, which are currently carrying approximately 40 percent of what they can accommodate.
The full draft and concept design will be put to the public at a block party open house on Carrall Street between Keefer Street and Expo Boulevard this Saturday. A sold-out presentation by James Corner will also be held at SFU Woodwards this evening.
